Q 01/05

Black Christmas (1974) was produced and directed by which filmmaker, who later made A Christmas Story?

A) Wes Craven

B) John Carpenter

C) Bob Clark

D) David Cronenberg

Answer · why

C) Bob Clark

He also directed Porky's and Murder by Decree, and won three Genie Awards.

Q 02/05

In which Canadian city was Black Christmas filmed?

A) Toronto

B) Montreal

C) Vancouver

D) Ottawa

Answer · why

A) Toronto

The 20-room sorority house was a real home at 6 Clarendon Crescent, found by Clark while location scouting.

Q 03/05

What was the working title of Roy Moore's screenplay?

A) Silent Night

B) Stop Me

C) The Attic

D) Sorority Row

Answer · why

B) Stop Me

Clark chose the final title because he liked the irony of something dark happening at a festive time.

Q 04/05

Which urban legend inspired the film?

A) The hook-handed killer

B) The babysitter and the man upstairs

C) The vanishing hitchhiker

D) Bloody Mary in the mirror

Answer · why

B) The babysitter and the man upstairs

Moore also cited a real series of holiday-season murders in the Westmount area of Montreal.

Q 05/05

What nickname have the sorority sisters given the obscene caller?

A) The Moaner

B) The Whisperer

C) The Breather

D) Santa

Answer · why

A) The Moaner

The caller raves about someone named Billy, and later echoes an argument Jess had with her boyfriend.